The Progress., 1887-10-15
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

HISTORY OF THE WEEK.
The mills of the Toledo. Ohio, Linseed Oil
company took fire Sunday night. either
from spontaneous combustion or incendi-
arism, and burned, causing a loss of $130-
600, with Insurance amounting to $50, 600.
Over 100 barrels of naptha, used in the pro
cess of extracting oil, exploded with shock
like an earthquake, and several casualties
to individuals are.reported. Two men had
their hands and faces burned 80 that the
flesh hung in shreds. Damage to adjacent
railroad and other property amounts to
$4,000.
Natural gas is playing havoc in Murrays-
Vile Pa. A break in one of the street
mains caused the gas to escape and fill the
town and one house was blown up by the
gas taking fire from an open CRATE. Three
or four persons were killed by this explo-
sion. Then one of the gas wells took fire
and the flames shot up 200 feet in the air.
Two hundred men were sent by special
trains from Philadelphia to endeavor to
suppress the flames and prevent other ex-
plosions. ~...
The President made the following ap-
pointnents on the 10th: William M. Tren-
holm, South Carolina, now civil service
the place of Henry w. Cannon, resigned !;
John 81. Oberly, Illinois, civil service com
missioner, in the place of William N. Tren-
holm: Charles Lyman, Connecticut, now
chief examiner of the civil service commits
sion, civil service commissioner in the
place of Dorman B. Eaton, resigned.
Hon. Michael Hahn, member of congress
from the second Louisiana district, died
alone in his room at Wizards hotel, some
time Sunday night of hemorrhage of the
lungs. When found Monday morning by
the porter who went to make his fire, he
lay upon the floor dead in pool of blood.
He had been ill for sometime.
Montgomery Alabama is about to erect
monument to the memory of the South
ern soldiers who died during the civil war,
jeff Davis will lay the corner stone the last
Of April. 1t was at Montgomery that the
Confederate government was organized
and Davis sworn in as President.
W. 8. Warner, who received a share of
Ferdinand Wards Grant & Ward)
plunder, has had a reminder of adversely
in the shape of Judgment for 81 ,4O1 ,90S
which he is called upon to restore to the
assignee of the bankrupt firm. The sheriff
is hunting for the property.
A new switchman employed in the Mis-
souri, Pacific r. r. Yards at st. Louis, was
assaulted Monday by five ex-employes, be-
ing struck with brass knuckles, and render
ed senseless by blow upon the head from
stone. One of the assailants was ar
rested.
At Carrolton, Miss, mob surrounded
the court house where trial was about to
begin and shot ten negroes dead and
wounded three others so that they subse-
quently died. Several others were wounded
The trial was for an assrult on a white man.
Henry W. Jaehne, vice President of the
board of Aldermen of New York city has
been arrested on an Indictment for accept
ing bribe from Jacob Sharp for passing
the charter of the Broadway Surface rail-
road over the Mayors veto.
The house committee on elections have
decided against Frank Hurd of the Toledo,
Ohio, district in his contest for the seat of
Jacob Romeis. Mr.. Hurd was defeated on
the face of the returns by 259 votes.
Mr.. Parnell has issued circular advising
against the celebration of st. Patrick's
day. He says: "Do not irritate the
Orangemen, however misguided you NAV
deem them This is of vital Importance
now"
John W. Lauer, the prominent citizen of
Omaha who killed his wife by shooting un-
der the pretence that he mistcok her for a
burglar has been convicted of man
slaughter.
In spite of the reports that ex-President
Arthur cannot live but a few weeks, he in
sists that he only has cold and will be out
in few days.
Gen. j. ID. Devereaux, president of the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indian
apolis road died of cancer of the stomach
On the 18th.
Two men who applied to a farmer near
Joliet, ILL.,, are under arrest, suspected of
being concerned in the recent EXPRESS
robbery.
At the request of the President, Gov.
Murray of Utah has rendered his resigna-
tion.
Gen. 0. 0. Howard has been appointed
by the president Major General to succeed
Gen. Pope, retired.
The lost steamship Oregon was valued at
81, 25O,00O, and her cargo at s25O,OOO.
At Canton, Ohio, over 5000 people are
sick with an influenza resembling the
epizootic. There have been no DEATHS
but the wide range Of the malady quite
paralyzes business.
President Cleveland was 49 years old on
the 18th of March.